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there jobs, the economy, deficits, health care, the kids' schools, etc. and i am not saying these other issues are not important. and to saying, these are way down on a list of priorities. that is the subject of my second book. it is not the subject in this one. perris of political class, and these things with politics, particularly not higher up. >> host: why is that? >> guest: these things are very important to the political class. we have a democratic party that has been described as liberal. they're is a certain element to that. the republicans, for their part, have some religious right. they come in fact, these issues are of deep concern to them. and yet not so much for the average american. there has been a pull for years and years asking about the most important issues facing there public. very few are seen where it gay-rights was one that included toward reform. most appear -- most have no idea what tort reform is. usually -- i mean, especially in an area like this if you tell people, the polls say that americans don't really care all that much ab
there jobs, the economy, deficits, health care, the kids' schools, etc. and i am not saying these other issues are not important. and to saying, these are way down on a list of priorities. that is the subject of my second book. it is not the subject in this one. perris of political class, and these things with politics, particularly not higher up. >> host: why is that? >> guest: these things are very important to the political class. we have a democratic party that has been...
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bread-and-butter issues at a time like this they are concerned abut their jobs coming connie, deficits, healthcare their way down a list of priorities and that is the subject but the priorities are things that are generally not high on the public. >> why is that? >> because they are important to the political class. we had a party described as liberal the gives an element and the republicans for their part of replied with the religious right so they in fact these issues are deep concern to them yet not so much the average american. >> the only lively scene where a gay-rights wasn't gay marriage was one that imploded tort reform and most americans have no idea whata2 this is so it cae in dead class on that one that especially in an area like this if you tell people and americans don't care much about a gay marriage people don't understand the need to believe you because study after study shows you. >> why do people in oklahoma or california -- when i say northern california -- >> if you were to put them into a room and we are talking not about people active in politics but just pick up
bread-and-butter issues at a time like this they are concerned abut their jobs coming connie, deficits, healthcare their way down a list of priorities and that is the subject but the priorities are things that are generally not high on the public. >> why is that? >> because they are important to the political class. we had a party described as liberal the gives an element and the republicans for their part of replied with the religious right so they in fact these issues are deep...
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we had a lot of deficit reduction. i guess the question i'll start with bob on the end is i think there are at love people say boy, it would be a big deal if people like the two of you people have your view on things came out and said right now the problem isn't the deficit. the bigger problem is the state of the economy and the is deficit is second. why not make that argument from your perspective? and push the deficit to second degree? >> well, i think we keep make the case on the grand bargain side that the short term deficit is not the problem. and that what we need to do from a grand bargain point of view is attack the structure deficit, which is the long-term mismatch between spending program and revenues. and you need to put those things on the table. so i would agree that in the short term the deficit is coming down it's looking better. i don't see it as a reason to postpone trying to address that structure deficit, which i've always viewed as a real problem. i don't think the problem has been solved. the numbe
we had a lot of deficit reduction. i guess the question i'll start with bob on the end is i think there are at love people say boy, it would be a big deal if people like the two of you people have your view on things came out and said right now the problem isn't the deficit. the bigger problem is the state of the economy and the is deficit is second. why not make that argument from your perspective? and push the deficit to second degree? >> well, i think we keep make the case on the grand...
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second reduce deficits. right now given our pultry growth figures, his argument is government needs to do more to spur growth and put the deficit off for another day. what's your response to that? >> growth does reduce the deficit. faster economic growth brings in more revenues which reduces the deficit. we have tried the obama/summers playbook for five years now and look at the anemic growth we have. this sort of spending stimulus has not worked. is not working. it brings us higher deficits which means more tax increases. it puts higher pressure on interest rates in the future. and it is all done at the expense of pro-growth policies like regulatory reform, certainty. so all of this sugar high temporary stimulus adds to the uncertainty facing businesses, promise up our tax rates, raises our deficits, which adds to more uncertainty in the fact of higher taxes. real pro-growth policies are what we're trying to produce through ways and means through the house, lower tax rates. get internationally competitive t
second reduce deficits. right now given our pultry growth figures, his argument is government needs to do more to spur growth and put the deficit off for another day. what's your response to that? >> growth does reduce the deficit. faster economic growth brings in more revenues which reduces the deficit. we have tried the obama/summers playbook for five years now and look at the anemic growth we have. this sort of spending stimulus has not worked. is not working. it brings us higher...
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president of the united states refusing to engage discussions with republicans and democrats , massive deficit problems of our nation. we saw the chief executive of interested be more in scoring political points than solving america's financial woes. that is not leadership. americans deserve better. [applause] deserve leadership like we have with republican governors of states all across this country. and what of the great ones is in the state of texas where senator cruz is from will stop his governor, rick perry -- is from. his governor, rick perry, has created 12% of all jobs in the whole nation in the state of texas. [applause] has a front-azine page picture of texas saying how texas with its low taxes and low regulations is what america needs to be and how texas is gaining jobs, while california, new york, and illinois are losing jobs by droves. [applause] texas claims one third of the nation's high paying. think of that. look at what is happening in other states, like the state of wisconsin where governor scott walker had the courage to take on the unions and do what is right to restore h
president of the united states refusing to engage discussions with republicans and democrats , massive deficit problems of our nation. we saw the chief executive of interested be more in scoring political points than solving america's financial woes. that is not leadership. americans deserve better. [applause] deserve leadership like we have with republican governors of states all across this country. and what of the great ones is in the state of texas where senator cruz is from will stop his...
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how about jobs deficit? the deficit in the investment in our infrastructure. the deficit in our investment in a strong, growing middle class. so what we need is an approach to the budget that addresses all of these. reducing budget deficits, yes, but doing it in a way that allows us to strengthen the middle class and lay the foundation for future economic growth. we also need to look at the demographic trajectory of our country as well as the challenges posed by globalization. our nation is growing older, with the retirement of the baby boomers this will dramatically increase government costs for health care and other services. we're also now in a global economy competing not only in manufacturing, but also in a growing range of services, from telemarketing to the reading of medical m.r.i.'s. if we're to compete successfully and keep quality jobs here in the u.s., we need to invest robustly both in a 21st century infrastructure as well as in a system of education and training that equips our young people and workers for the jobs of the future. so in this broad
how about jobs deficit? the deficit in the investment in our infrastructure. the deficit in our investment in a strong, growing middle class. so what we need is an approach to the budget that addresses all of these. reducing budget deficits, yes, but doing it in a way that allows us to strengthen the middle class and lay the foundation for future economic growth. we also need to look at the demographic trajectory of our country as well as the challenges posed by globalization. our nation is...
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>> caller: yes, the deficit. i think we need to cut the deficit. cut spending and raise taxes. but two republicans are raising taxes, and the other side is to cut spending. and i guess i am a minority there. and i'm talking and i appreciate listening to your guests. >> guest: if we can't make him a centrist, this is going to work. what i want to do is give him a party that he would be excited about. one is exactly right about. most of america goes to the general election and they say that they're going to hold their nose. they are going to say what the other guy said, doesn't bother me more, so the republican here, i'm going to pretend and i can't put words in his mouth, i'm going to ignore their view on gay marriage because the budgets it and trim budget deficit matters most. and then you're going to say i care a lot about this and i'm going to ignore the teachers unions. so everyone is ignoring something. i thought he said it beautifully. the idea is that dirty talk about the fiscal situation that we will start with simpson-bowles. we feel that the candidate that would go to
>> caller: yes, the deficit. i think we need to cut the deficit. cut spending and raise taxes. but two republicans are raising taxes, and the other side is to cut spending. and i guess i am a minority there. and i'm talking and i appreciate listening to your guests. >> guest: if we can't make him a centrist, this is going to work. what i want to do is give him a party that he would be excited about. one is exactly right about. most of america goes to the general election and they...
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has scored the immigration bill as reducing the deficit by almost $900 billion over the next 20 years. so if you're asking yourself right now, what is one of the most promising, bipartisan things we can do to reduce the long-term deficit, you should be supporting and actively fighting for passage of the comprehensive immigration reform that passed the united states senate. but obviously it's just also the right thing to do from a moral point of view. the president's mentioned the farm bill, where there's been bipartisan movement. you know, one of the other things that we talked about with the president quite a bit is understanding the ability of the president to get things done and have change even beyond legislation. now, legislatively, a couple of other things i mentioned, i think there's some bipartisan progress on patent reform, and trying to reduce the degree of abusive litigation that gets in the way of innovation. i think chairman goodlatte has shown leadership in getting -- in moving forward a bill that will probably still need some adjustments from his democratic colleagues b
has scored the immigration bill as reducing the deficit by almost $900 billion over the next 20 years. so if you're asking yourself right now, what is one of the most promising, bipartisan things we can do to reduce the long-term deficit, you should be supporting and actively fighting for passage of the comprehensive immigration reform that passed the united states senate. but obviously it's just also the right thing to do from a moral point of view. the president's mentioned the farm bill,...
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we would be able to reduce the deficit by making some tough, smart spending cuts in getting rid of tax loopholes that benefit the well off and the well-connected. sometimes folks in congress think that compromise is a bad word. they figure they will pay a higher price at the polls to working on the other side. as governors, some of you know that compromise is essential to getting things done. making smart choices, that is how gov. o'malley put it on track to all but eliminate the deficit while keeping tuition down and making the public schools among the best in america five years running. that is how the governor balance his budget last year was still investing in key areas like education for tennessee's children. they know we cannot just cut our way to prosperity. alone is not an economic prosperity. you have to make the tough choices to cut what we do not need so we can invest in the things we do need. the first is infrastructure. this should be a no-brainer. the schools are falling apart. it is what i have to do the best with transportation and communications networks to their busin
we would be able to reduce the deficit by making some tough, smart spending cuts in getting rid of tax loopholes that benefit the well off and the well-connected. sometimes folks in congress think that compromise is a bad word. they figure they will pay a higher price at the polls to working on the other side. as governors, some of you know that compromise is essential to getting things done. making smart choices, that is how gov. o'malley put it on track to all but eliminate the deficit while...
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guest: republicans were hitting deficit spending that the budget that the cr isn't addressing the deficit problem. you put two words on a credit card and didn't pay for them and that's why we have deficit. the war funding is an interesting element. it was a fight between democrats and republicans. democrats cut spending. how they arrived at savings in their bument and republicans said those numbers aren't realistic. host: trnt republicans say thrg have been increases in spending by the obama administration at pushed the debt from five or six years ago guest: how much debt there was when president obama came to office and how much debt there is now. that is the consistent argument it's getting worse. when you compare the ryan budget to the senate democrats budget there is a different pace of spending, both of them increase spending over time but the democrats by a lot more. host: go ahead bob. caller: we won't really know what's in this thing until the cover is pulled off. we can't trust the media to tell us the truth. and you should really when you have politico on, you should mention if
guest: republicans were hitting deficit spending that the budget that the cr isn't addressing the deficit problem. you put two words on a credit card and didn't pay for them and that's why we have deficit. the war funding is an interesting element. it was a fight between democrats and republicans. democrats cut spending. how they arrived at savings in their bument and republicans said those numbers aren't realistic. host: trnt republicans say thrg have been increases in spending by the obama...
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we turned that deficit into a surplus. we have been able to provide tax relief to iowans because of the majority that you have given us in the house. we thank you very much for that. to recognize the members of the house republican caucus here tonight and i believe there are a few of them from pull county. representative ralph walked to represent spoke city now and i have not seen him tonight. is he here? there he is. is a rock. you can count on him every time. moines.om west des he's really been leading the charge for us, chair of the commerce committee. kevin. friend and we have two freshman members of our delegation, representative jake from johnson and john lennon. is he here? guysted to point those two out because they have hit the ground running. we had a lot on our plate and i can tell you they are diligent and they jumped right in doing a great job. we have a big part of our success from jake and john. thank you for bringing them to us. without further a do, i just wanted to make sure that you know how much we appr
we turned that deficit into a surplus. we have been able to provide tax relief to iowans because of the majority that you have given us in the house. we thank you very much for that. to recognize the members of the house republican caucus here tonight and i believe there are a few of them from pull county. representative ralph walked to represent spoke city now and i have not seen him tonight. is he here? there he is. is a rock. you can count on him every time. moines.om west des he's really...
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the president said deficits don't matter. all these deficits add up. we're at $16.6 trillion. more than 100% of our gdp. the problem is i disagree with what the democrats are doing. it's the old washington fiscal game of jenga. you try to build as much debt as you can take, as much taxes you can take until you topple the entire economy. this is the challenge that this week will have. this week republicans will have a budget that balances in ten years. the democrats' budget never balances. no household can run that way. >> let me challenge you on this point because here is paul ryan this week, and he laid out very clearly what he thought the job was. let me play that. >> we think we owe the country a balanced budget. we think we owe the country solutions to big problems that are plaguing our nation -- a debt crisis on the horizon, a slow-growing economy, people trapped in poverty. we're showing our answers. >> right, but the answers rely on $700 billion in savings from interest. most of the deficit reduction comes from repealing the president's health care reform, which nobody
the president said deficits don't matter. all these deficits add up. we're at $16.6 trillion. more than 100% of our gdp. the problem is i disagree with what the democrats are doing. it's the old washington fiscal game of jenga. you try to build as much debt as you can take, as much taxes you can take until you topple the entire economy. this is the challenge that this week will have. this week republicans will have a budget that balances in ten years. the democrats' budget never balances. no...
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they came in with a split legislature, huge deficit, high unemployment. sound familiar? but look at what they faced. they faced all these problems and look at what they have done. iowa is running a surplus. your unemployment rate is down. they passed the biggest tax cut in history. these are leaders -- this is a man who did not have to do this. he served his state honorably. he served it well and then went and served in another venue, and higher education. he saw liberals come in and do things to a state that he didn't like. so what did he do? he stood back up and went back at it to fix his state and he is done that. that is an example that is wonderful that people in washington can learn from. thank you, terry branstad, for doing this. for this leadership. thank you for putting the uniform on again and getting back in the game and scoring some touchdowns. by the way, did you see the wisconsin-indiana game today? he put principle ahead of pride. he has put prudence ahead of pride. people in washington can learn a lot. i don't know if you have noticed this, but obamacare
they came in with a split legislature, huge deficit, high unemployment. sound familiar? but look at what they faced. they faced all these problems and look at what they have done. iowa is running a surplus. your unemployment rate is down. they passed the biggest tax cut in history. these are leaders -- this is a man who did not have to do this. he served his state honorably. he served it well and then went and served in another venue, and higher education. he saw liberals come in and do things...
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we have to address the driver of our debt and deficit. we have to don't reduce our deficits which we've cut in half over the last four years. if we don't, interest intense is a very real threat for crowding out both public and private investment in education r&d and infrastructure. over the last three years we've made real strides in reducing our deficit. we saved more than $12.5 billion. that's been unbalanced. about 70% has been from spending cut. 30% from revenue. we need to do more but we have do it, i believe, in a balanced way. we've heard from senators about the need to modernize the tax code and move toward real tax reform. while the committee can't get it done. we can move in that direction in a substantial way. making a modest cut of only 5% of the trillion dollars a year we spend through the tax code would make huge dent in the deficit. lastly, we have to don't make some reduction in direct spending. although i know that's the area taken the hardest hit. i'll insist on doing in a way that put a circle of production around aroun
we have to address the driver of our debt and deficit. we have to don't reduce our deficits which we've cut in half over the last four years. if we don't, interest intense is a very real threat for crowding out both public and private investment in education r&d and infrastructure. over the last three years we've made real strides in reducing our deficit. we saved more than $12.5 billion. that's been unbalanced. about 70% has been from spending cut. 30% from revenue. we need to do more but...
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but how significant of a factor do you think there will be in helping democrats to overcome a 17-seat deficit to retake the house? >> in both cases, there's a chance the democrats could pick up the seats in iowa and virginia. but really what the retirement signal is that folks that have been in congress now for, you know, more than ten years, risen through the ranks don't really see incentive to stick around anymore. latham and wolf used to work for the house appropriations committee. it's not controlled by a bunch of tea party guys that don't put a lot of value in seniority. >> turning to the senate where the report is to pass the budgets, senator mccain called republicans who plan to vote no on the bill lacking intellectual integri integrity. where is there such a disconnect now? >> the one big concern among those republicans opposed to this is the fact that military retirees, folks who put in a considerable amount of time in the service and retiring maybe in their mid 40s are going to see a slight decline in the cost of living adjustments until they hit their 60s again. they argue these ar
but how significant of a factor do you think there will be in helping democrats to overcome a 17-seat deficit to retake the house? >> in both cases, there's a chance the democrats could pick up the seats in iowa and virginia. but really what the retirement signal is that folks that have been in congress now for, you know, more than ten years, risen through the ranks don't really see incentive to stick around anymore. latham and wolf used to work for the house appropriations committee....
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or they can come up with a larger deficit reduction package that would avoid sequester. but if they fail to act, then we are required by law to invoke the sequester. if we spend money we do not have, there are civil and possibly criminal penalties associated with that. we take our job very seriously at usda. it is something we do not want to do. it may be something we have to do. this is a risk that is man-made. the same thing is true on march 27. march 27 cons if congress has not continued the budget process, and provided a continuation of the continuing resolution, or passed a budget. theoretically, all government activity stops. that, of course, would impact our trade promotion efforts, food safety, our ability to provide credit to farmers right at the time they had to finalize the credit opportunities to put their crop in the ground. this is another risk that is man-made and could be avoided. there is a risk associated with not having a five-year farm bill. we know the senate passed a farm bill last year. we know the house agricultural committee passed a farm bill la
or they can come up with a larger deficit reduction package that would avoid sequester. but if they fail to act, then we are required by law to invoke the sequester. if we spend money we do not have, there are civil and possibly criminal penalties associated with that. we take our job very seriously at usda. it is something we do not want to do. it may be something we have to do. this is a risk that is man-made. the same thing is true on march 27. march 27 cons if congress has not continued the...
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our deficits are half of what they were a few years ago. the debt problems we have now are long term, and we can address them without shortchanging our kids, or shortchanging our grandkids, or weakening the security that current generations have earned from their hard work.so that's number one. number two, we should finish fixing the job of -- let me say that again. number two, we should finish the job of fixing our broken immigration system. there's already a broad coalition across america that?s behind this effort of comprehensive immigration reform from business leaders to faith leaders to law enforcement. in fact, the senate has already passed a bill with strong bipartisan support that would make the biggest commitment to border security in our history; would modernize our legal immigration system; make sure everyone plays by the same rules, makes sure that folks who came here illegally have to pay a fine, pay back taxes, meet their responsibilities. that bill has already passed the senate. and economists estimate that if that bill beco
our deficits are half of what they were a few years ago. the debt problems we have now are long term, and we can address them without shortchanging our kids, or shortchanging our grandkids, or weakening the security that current generations have earned from their hard work.so that's number one. number two, we should finish fixing the job of -- let me say that again. number two, we should finish the job of fixing our broken immigration system. there's already a broad coalition across america...
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it is timely if countries want to look at raising gas taxes to help with deficit reduction. that is one reason for the timing. of course, global leaders are still wrestling and struggling with how to address climate change. gerri: crazy. thank you for coming on. always great to see you. thank you so much. >> thanks. gerri: now we want to know what you think. what is crazier? not levying carbon tax or al gore who supports a carbon tax? easy question. log on to gerriwillis.com. on the right inside of the screen and alice said results of the end of the show. later in the show, i'll break down yet another housing program unveiled by this a ministration and the government red tape that is strangling this country also making impossible to fire people , even if there is good reason. details coming up. ♪ how do traders using technical analysis streamline their process? at fidelity, we do it by merging two tools into one. combining your customized charts with leading-edge analysis tools from recognia so you can quickly spot key trends and possible entry and exit points. we like thi
it is timely if countries want to look at raising gas taxes to help with deficit reduction. that is one reason for the timing. of course, global leaders are still wrestling and struggling with how to address climate change. gerri: crazy. thank you for coming on. always great to see you. thank you so much. >> thanks. gerri: now we want to know what you think. what is crazier? not levying carbon tax or al gore who supports a carbon tax? easy question. log on to gerriwillis.com. on the right...
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that is reduce deficits. i do not buy the premise of the question, which is it is either deficit reduction or economic growth. >> another agenda item, immigration reform. we get conflicting reports from republicans. we hear the speaker say no votes this year. somebody else says there might be a vote this year. we want to get this done before the election. maybe not until after the primary. where you stand on immigration reform? is it something that we can see getting done this year? >> i am for immigration reform. i am for the house form of immigration reform. we do not think -- i think this is all progrowth. i can going to whole thing about birth rates and labor markets. the point is, we are denying our country from having a lot of intellectual capital to help us create jobs. i think if we do immigration reform right, that is progrowth policy. i'm advocating moving forward on immigration reform in a step-by- step way. we will do in a process that guarantees the will not melt the result of the senate bill. th
that is reduce deficits. i do not buy the premise of the question, which is it is either deficit reduction or economic growth. >> another agenda item, immigration reform. we get conflicting reports from republicans. we hear the speaker say no votes this year. somebody else says there might be a vote this year. we want to get this done before the election. maybe not until after the primary. where you stand on immigration reform? is it something that we can see getting done this year?...
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and by passing this, we'll reduce the deficit. we came here to get something done, we always lock horns, we always argue, we never agree, i think it's about time for once in a long time, we find common ground and agree and that is what this bill does and that is what i ask my colleagues to consider in support -- and support this agreement. with that, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from minnesota -- om msmed mr. van hollen: i thank the gentleman. this agreement is far from perfect. it is not the budget agreement i or many of my colleagues would have written. but i do believe that on balance, at the margin, it represents a small but positive step forward. mr. speaker, i would not have been able to say that as recently as this past monday and early tuesday but as a result of changes made, i think this is a positive step forward. i want to commend my fellow conferees on the house side, mr. clyburn, ms.low wie, as well as the efforts of leader pelosi, to make the changes
and by passing this, we'll reduce the deficit. we came here to get something done, we always lock horns, we always argue, we never agree, i think it's about time for once in a long time, we find common ground and agree and that is what this bill does and that is what i ask my colleagues to consider in support -- and support this agreement. with that, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from minnesota -- om msmed mr. van hollen: i...
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in the second 10 years, it would reduce the deficit by over $1 trillion. we should always have actuaries take a look at this. we have had actuaries look at this. it is favorable in terms of what its impact would be on the federal budget. i hope paul and others do not feel that we should defend the current system that denies health coverage to people who need it the most. i'm not just talking about low income people but people who are sick, people who may have asthma or diabetes or high blood pressure or a history of cancer. they are the ones who have been shut out of america's health care system because insurers do not want to ensure them because they are going to make claims. that has to come to an end. host: we have an e-mail from david from west virginia. guest: i appreciate david's comments. i think i know something about markets. markets often work within certain rules. folks in markets have only one interest and that is to get the best for my company and that is understandable. that is how a free market system works. we have to make sure it is confin
in the second 10 years, it would reduce the deficit by over $1 trillion. we should always have actuaries take a look at this. we have had actuaries look at this. it is favorable in terms of what its impact would be on the federal budget. i hope paul and others do not feel that we should defend the current system that denies health coverage to people who need it the most. i'm not just talking about low income people but people who are sick, people who may have asthma or diabetes or high blood...
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the country's deficit is dropping faster than expected, and important news if you take a pill to help you sleep. >>> and pilotless drones are introduced. >>> other stories making news. leaders on the independent panel on the attack of benghazi will testify before congress. thomas pickering and admiral mullen will answer questions from republicans who called their findings flawed. pickering said criticism is unfounded. >>> brad pitt calls partner angelina jolie's decision to undergo a double mastectomy heroic. the 37-year-old actress opted for the surgery after learning she possessed the gene for developing breast cancer. >>> this year's federal deficit budget is expected to fall to an estimated $642 billion. the congressional budget office cites higher tax revenues and better than expected tax payments. >>> o.j. simpson is expected to testify in court today as he bids for a new trial in his 2008 armed robbery and kidnapping case. he's arguing that a conflict of interest from his previous attorney caused bad legal advice. >>> and the navy made history tuesday by launching an unmanned j
the country's deficit is dropping faster than expected, and important news if you take a pill to help you sleep. >>> and pilotless drones are introduced. >>> other stories making news. leaders on the independent panel on the attack of benghazi will testify before congress. thomas pickering and admiral mullen will answer questions from republicans who called their findings flawed. pickering said criticism is unfounded. >>> brad pitt calls partner angelina jolie's...
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already we've cut the deficit by a third, and we are sticking to the task. but that doesn't just mean taking difficult decisions on public spending. it also means something more profound. it means building a leaner, more efficient state. we need to do more with less. not just now, but permanently. it can be done. consider these facts: compared with three years ago there are 40% fewer people working in the department of education, but there are other 3,000 more free schools and academies with more children doing tougher subjects than ever before. there are 23,000 fewer administrative roles in the national health service, but there are 5,000 more doctors with shorter waiting times. you can have a leaner, more efficient or affordable state that actually delivers better results for the taxpayer. the second thing we need is an economy where everyone, everyone can take part. that is not what we have today. consider this: 64% of children on free school meals don't get five good gcses with english and math, and 4,000 children leave secondary school every year with n
already we've cut the deficit by a third, and we are sticking to the task. but that doesn't just mean taking difficult decisions on public spending. it also means something more profound. it means building a leaner, more efficient state. we need to do more with less. not just now, but permanently. it can be done. consider these facts: compared with three years ago there are 40% fewer people working in the department of education, but there are other 3,000 more free schools and academies with...
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growth, reduce deficits. our figures,ven his art images governments do nor to spur growth and put the deficit offer another day. >> grothe does reduce the grandpa deficit -- growth does reduce the deficit. forave tried a playbook five years now. look at the anemic growth we have had. this demand-side spending stimulus has not worked, is not working. it is ringing us higher deficits, which means more tax increases. it is all done at the expense of progrowth policies like lowering taxes and regular tort reform. stimulusis temporary answered the uncertainty facing businesses, robs about tax rates, raise their deficits, which adds to more uncertainty and the higher taxes. , lowerogrowth policies our tax rates. that would be growth. look at this incredible energy boom we could have in this country if we get behind it. energy production is going up on private land. what we could respond with the same thing on federal lands? and regulatory certainty, which stops this boom from happening. these things are growth. tho
growth, reduce deficits. our figures,ven his art images governments do nor to spur growth and put the deficit offer another day. >> grothe does reduce the grandpa deficit -- growth does reduce the deficit. forave tried a playbook five years now. look at the anemic growth we have had. this demand-side spending stimulus has not worked, is not working. it is ringing us higher deficits, which means more tax increases. it is all done at the expense of progrowth policies like lowering taxes and...
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that's the deficit since the beginning of january. mother nature helping us out a little bit since the focus of our weather has shifted from high pressure moving away from us now with low pressure coming from the gulf of alaska. i drew in the arrows. look at the cold air spilling in from the gulf of alaska. and we've got rainfall tomorrow. that's the only rain chance, solid rain chance for the week. we will be cold and breezy and all week long for you. it'll be feeling like winter outside. here comes the front tomorrow that will bring us the soggy tuesday, the morning commute, wet evening commute, likely wet here as well. and then once that moisture tap moves away, we'll keep the low pressure around, off to the east, enhancing the chilly air from the north. it won't be all that wet. solid rain chance tomorrow. we'll talk about how much rain you're going to get. some of you could get a quarter to half an inch of rainfall. the same story for pleasanton. after that our rain will be moving out. snow level dropping tomorrow. watch out for
that's the deficit since the beginning of january. mother nature helping us out a little bit since the focus of our weather has shifted from high pressure moving away from us now with low pressure coming from the gulf of alaska. i drew in the arrows. look at the cold air spilling in from the gulf of alaska. and we've got rainfall tomorrow. that's the only rain chance, solid rain chance for the week. we will be cold and breezy and all week long for you. it'll be feeling like winter outside. here...
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of deficits. it is still too much but on a favorable path. again, this is a bipartisan and with the president's suggestion, sequestration is working. if it's working and it's not roque don't fix it -- if it's not broke don't fix it. >> isn't there $20 billion of defense cuts and does that put more pressure on you? >> no, many republicans feel that will be bad for defense. on the other hand, strong economy and good job growth is going to do more for our national defense long-term than what this is going to do harm short-term. >> susan of "the washington examiner." >> yesterday kathleen sibelius was grilled. one question you asked her about was fraud. and whether there is any supervision by the federal government over these new insurance companies to ensure that consumers are protected against fraud and other risks. her answer was that they did not really have much authority because they are private companies. can you talk about her answer and whether that was satisfactory and you will follow-up? >>
of deficits. it is still too much but on a favorable path. again, this is a bipartisan and with the president's suggestion, sequestration is working. if it's working and it's not roque don't fix it -- if it's not broke don't fix it. >> isn't there $20 billion of defense cuts and does that put more pressure on you? >> no, many republicans feel that will be bad for defense. on the other hand, strong economy and good job growth is going to do more for our national defense long-term...
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deficits we measure on an annual basis. debt is the cumulative shortfall between what comes in the front door and what goes out the back door. and that debt now is about $17 trillion. for these young people down here, that's about $52,000 each that you owe because my generation and other adults have not been responsible, and we have shoved off on the next generation the responsibilities that we ought to be meeting ourselves today. so here's a reality. any short-term deficit reduction will be meaningless unless we adopt longer-term reforms, and that means where the federal government spends most of its money, which is in mandatory spending -- and that's the spending that keeps social security and medicare, among other programs, going. and we need to also bend the spending curve down so that we're spending less money as well. the congressional budget office estimates that when we factor in the likely impact of rising debt levels, publicly held debt is on course to reach 108% of our gross domestic product in 2038. gross domest
deficits we measure on an annual basis. debt is the cumulative shortfall between what comes in the front door and what goes out the back door. and that debt now is about $17 trillion. for these young people down here, that's about $52,000 each that you owe because my generation and other adults have not been responsible, and we have shoved off on the next generation the responsibilities that we ought to be meeting ourselves today. so here's a reality. any short-term deficit reduction will be...
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and others in positions of power within the house to appropriate or not appropriate and reduce that deficit, i believe that we would find a broader pass in the future. your comments, please. >> i think you are absolutely right. i think science literacy is becoming more and more important, in the same way as somebody needs to know basic orgraphy or basic history basic music. the ability to understand why .obotics is important it is the difference between a region having a rich, robust market and not having it. absolutely congress should have more people who are science literate. congress work hard and work long hours. they are faced with very hard decisions. but i get really upset when 90% of the debate that comes about, either cut it all or raise the taxes on everything. all the oxygen goes out of the room and you stop debating all the stuff that is really important. let's just get on with it. we have had two major wars and have been promising people a lot of stuff. we do have to cut some programs, but whose programs? we promise people too much. but we have to get on with this and start gro
and others in positions of power within the house to appropriate or not appropriate and reduce that deficit, i believe that we would find a broader pass in the future. your comments, please. >> i think you are absolutely right. i think science literacy is becoming more and more important, in the same way as somebody needs to know basic orgraphy or basic history basic music. the ability to understand why .obotics is important it is the difference between a region having a rich, robust...
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not a penny of tax loopholes can go for deficit reduction. now, they've said they're willing to move the treasure around a little bit in ali baba's
not a penny of tax loopholes can go for deficit reduction. now, they've said they're willing to move the treasure around a little bit in ali baba's
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i would just remind folks that the deficit this year is the fifth-largest deficit in the history of our country. our entire history. it's over $640 billion. and more significantly, the congressional budget office, which is the nonpartisan group around here analyzes this stuff says it's temporary it's below $a trillion. they say within a decade it gets back up to $1 trillion. whether it's $640 billion or $1 trillion, it's way too high. entitlement spending will push these annual deficits up to the equivalent of $3.4 trillion a year, five times what they are today, within a few decades. that's based on the congressional budget office. at that point, by the way, the national debt would be two and a half times as large as the entire economy. again, today it's about the size of the economy. it's a little bigger, but it would be two and a half times as large as our whole economy and there's one c.b.o. report i saw that stops calculating the interest costs at that point because they cannot foresee our economy functioning under those kinds of conditions. think about your own family budget or th
i would just remind folks that the deficit this year is the fifth-largest deficit in the history of our country. our entire history. it's over $640 billion. and more significantly, the congressional budget office, which is the nonpartisan group around here analyzes this stuff says it's temporary it's below $a trillion. they say within a decade it gets back up to $1 trillion. whether it's $640 billion or $1 trillion, it's way too high. entitlement spending will push these annual deficits up to...
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they came in with a split legislature, huge deficit, high unemployment. sound kind of familiar? look what they faced. , ay faced all these problems divided legislature, and look what they have already done. a surplus.ning your unemployment rate is down. they passed the biggest tax cut in history. these are leaders. this is a man who did not have to do this. he served his state honorably and served it well. then he went and served in another venue in higher education. he saw liberals come in and do things to his state that he didn't like. what did he do? he stood back up and went at it to fix his state and he has done that. that's an example. thank you, terry, for doing this. thank you for putting the uniform on for getting back into the game and scoring some touchdowns. did you see the wisconsin- indiana game today? he put principle ahead of pride and is putting prudence ahead of pride. he's putting our principles in practice. people in washington could use a few pointers. they could learn a lot. i don't know if you have noticed this, but obamacare has had a few hiccups lately.
they came in with a split legislature, huge deficit, high unemployment. sound kind of familiar? look what they faced. , ay faced all these problems divided legislature, and look what they have already done. a surplus.ning your unemployment rate is down. they passed the biggest tax cut in history. these are leaders. this is a man who did not have to do this. he served his state honorably and served it well. then he went and served in another venue in higher education. he saw liberals come in and...
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united states refusing to engage in discussions with republicans and democrats to solve a huge, massive deficit problems of our nation. we saw the chief executive of our country be more interested in scoring political points than solving america's financial woes. that is not leadership. americans deserve better. [applause] americans deserve leadership like we have with republican governors of states all across this country. and what of the great ones is in the state of texas where senator cruz is from will stop his governor, rick perry -- is from. his governor, rick perry, has created 12% of all jobs in the whole nation in the state of texas. [applause] even "time" magazine has a front-page picture of texas saying how texas with its low taxes and low regulations is what america needs to be and how texas is gaining jobs, while california, new york, and illinois are losing jobs by droves. [applause] between 2002 and 2011, texas claims one third of the nation's high paying. think of that. and then look at what is happening in other states, like the state of wisconsin where governor scott walker ha
united states refusing to engage in discussions with republicans and democrats to solve a huge, massive deficit problems of our nation. we saw the chief executive of our country be more interested in scoring political points than solving america's financial woes. that is not leadership. americans deserve better. [applause] americans deserve leadership like we have with republican governors of states all across this country. and what of the great ones is in the state of texas where senator cruz...
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no wonder we had record deficit. in my judgment, when some of our friends say it is a spending problem, they have got it half right. yeah, we have a spending problem. that was necessitated to avoid a depression. a revenue problem exacerbated tax cuts we could not afford. it took our revenue base to a low. my judgment is that we have to have both halves of the equation. we have to have more discipline, especially on the parts of the pending that is growing. it is entitlement accounts. primarily, healthcare. he have also got to work on the revenue side of the equation. we are still not back to where we need to be on revenue. if we look at the historic records, if you looked over the last six years, five times we have balanced. revenue has been about 20% of g.d.p.. we are going to be 17.5% of g.d.p. this year. we have been short over we have been. we are expecting revenue to be -- it is still somewhat short of where we have in the last five times we have balanced. i am honored to be part of this panel. i served with my
no wonder we had record deficit. in my judgment, when some of our friends say it is a spending problem, they have got it half right. yeah, we have a spending problem. that was necessitated to avoid a depression. a revenue problem exacerbated tax cuts we could not afford. it took our revenue base to a low. my judgment is that we have to have both halves of the equation. we have to have more discipline, especially on the parts of the pending that is growing. it is entitlement accounts. primarily,...
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guest: everyone is looking for ways to trim the federal deficit. the of your mitt is one that hasn't gotten as much attention. host: market is up next from baltimore, maryland on our democratic line. caller: i have a question. thatf the comments stated saudi contractors are passing through 90 percent of the work. it is my understanding that the firm itself have to perform at 51% of the work. i was wondering if you were looking into that and how much information. host: there are rules to prevent against pastor is. guest: they are pretty lenient for some contracts. they have to be supported by the actual contract. for most contracts, for example construction, is between 15 and 25%. i can give you any number of examples where the amount performed ws more like 10%. it is hard to prove definitively. there are certain exemptions to that. they will exclude the cost ofm aterials. the government itself does not detract of that. when i tracked down to sit positively that these contractors are violating the law they were saying this is not their department. t
guest: everyone is looking for ways to trim the federal deficit. the of your mitt is one that hasn't gotten as much attention. host: market is up next from baltimore, maryland on our democratic line. caller: i have a question. thatf the comments stated saudi contractors are passing through 90 percent of the work. it is my understanding that the firm itself have to perform at 51% of the work. i was wondering if you were looking into that and how much information. host: there are rules to prevent...
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we are still running a deficit for the year of more than 3 inches below normal total precipitation. we have a severe thunderstorm warning now for the western part of washington county west of -- west of hagerstown. this is tracking north. at one time there was a tornado warning down here in frederick and clark counties in virginia. it is still a healthy thunderstorm and a lot of rain down here but not the strong rotation that was indicated just 35 minutes ago. these are tracking in tamerlan now, heavy showers in montgomery aunty, getting into far -- strong sell begin to move up from the south. the storms will be coming out of virginia, across the potomac and into maryland. the rotation mets some of cells out there in northern virginia. all of this developing as a strong cold front comes in. 79 at the airport, 70 in oakland, 51 in cleveland, 46 in detroit. that cold air will come rushing in here late tonight and tomorrow morning. shares in storms at least until midnight oso. -- showers and storms. clouds extend all the way back into the great lakes. tomorrow might turn out to be a cl
we are still running a deficit for the year of more than 3 inches below normal total precipitation. we have a severe thunderstorm warning now for the western part of washington county west of -- west of hagerstown. this is tracking north. at one time there was a tornado warning down here in frederick and clark counties in virginia. it is still a healthy thunderstorm and a lot of rain down here but not the strong rotation that was indicated just 35 minutes ago. these are tracking in tamerlan...
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today middle-class tax rates are at an all-time on the deficits deficits are calling it the fastest rate since world war ii. that is what we did. [applause] we invested new american technologies to end our addiction to foreign oil. today we are generating more renewable energy than ever before producing more natural gas than anybody in the world. we are about to produce more of our own oil than we buy from overseas for the first time in nearly 20 years. [applause] and we took on a broken health care system. and in less than two weeks millions of americans who have been locked out of the insurance market are finally going to be able to get quality health care. [applause] out of every 10 americans who are currently uninsured, six out of those 10 are going to be able to get covered for less than $100 a month, less than your cell phone bill. [applause] so we have been working. just like you have been working over these last four and a half years. we have cleared away the rubble from the crisis. we started to lay any foundation for economic growth, a new foundation for prosperity. everybody h
today middle-class tax rates are at an all-time on the deficits deficits are calling it the fastest rate since world war ii. that is what we did. [applause] we invested new american technologies to end our addiction to foreign oil. today we are generating more renewable energy than ever before producing more natural gas than anybody in the world. we are about to produce more of our own oil than we buy from overseas for the first time in nearly 20 years. [applause] and we took on a broken health...
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if we want to turn around our unsustainable deficits and debts we have to have growth. if we want to maintain the strongest military in the world to defend our national security, we must have growth. and i think growth should be a bipartisan objective. there is no reason why republicans and democrats can't be working side by side to get our economy going again, to build the keystone pipeline, to stop regulations, to push for tax reform, to get small businesses moving. [applause] ou know, a couple of days ago, jay leno observed -- so the president is having a hard time shutting down guantanamo. well, i've got an idea. he could just declare it a small business, do what he always does and tax it out of existence. it would be gone in days, weeks, gone. we need growth. and the fourth and final thing that we need is opportunity. growth is fundamental for so many reasons, but the most important is the -- that growth produce opportunity. for a long time i've been arguing for what i call opportunity conservatism. which is that every principle, every policy we think and talk abou
if we want to turn around our unsustainable deficits and debts we have to have growth. if we want to maintain the strongest military in the world to defend our national security, we must have growth. and i think growth should be a bipartisan objective. there is no reason why republicans and democrats can't be working side by side to get our economy going again, to build the keystone pipeline, to stop regulations, to push for tax reform, to get small businesses moving. [applause] ou know, a...
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we have no sustainable deficit. you say on the order of 3% of gdp, we make tough choices to identify more than a trillion dollars in savings. two-thirds from spending reductions. where does the other third come from? as i understand it, it is from tax increases, is it not? >> i'm happy to answer all questions. >> just the last one. >> the net savings come from a lot of provisions but a lot of it comes from the provision that would pay for the alternative minimum tax. that would reduce -- >> a significant portion does come from tax increases. >> a third. >> you have a statement about federal-billion pay freeze. i find this to be terribly disingenuous. when barack obama took office to now, we have 145,000 additional federal workers. to suggest pay has been frozen is not an accurate statement. their increases and bonuses and others, we've dramatically increased the federal payroll. the budget being proposed, when you say pay freeze, does that mean expenditures on payroll will go up or stay the same? >> it means people
we have no sustainable deficit. you say on the order of 3% of gdp, we make tough choices to identify more than a trillion dollars in savings. two-thirds from spending reductions. where does the other third come from? as i understand it, it is from tax increases, is it not? >> i'm happy to answer all questions. >> just the last one. >> the net savings come from a lot of provisions but a lot of it comes from the provision that would pay for the alternative minimum tax. that...
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the congressional budget office estimates the bill will add nearly $4 trillion to the deficit over the next ten years, largely to pay for keeping the bush tax rates in place for most americans. house republicans complained loudly before that vote last night, that there were no spending cuts in this deal. >> well, i think it's a little unreasonable for senator reid to say that something that they produced on new year's eve, produced by a bunch of sleep-deprived octogenarians is what we should adopt within 48 hours. >> speaker john boehner voted for the deal, breaking the republican leaders eric cantor of virginia and kevin mccarthy of california who voted against. paul ryan joined speaker boehner, voting for the bill. after the vote, president obama tried to set the terms for the fiscal fights ahead in a rare late-night appearance with joe biden by his side in the briefing room. >> the one thing that i think hopefully in the new year we'll focus on is seeing if we can put a package like this together, with a little bit less drama, a little less brinksmanship, not scare the heck out of f
the congressional budget office estimates the bill will add nearly $4 trillion to the deficit over the next ten years, largely to pay for keeping the bush tax rates in place for most americans. house republicans complained loudly before that vote last night, that there were no spending cuts in this deal. >> well, i think it's a little unreasonable for senator reid to say that something that they produced on new year's eve, produced by a bunch of sleep-deprived octogenarians is what we...
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and so the next two years, we have are facing a deficit and kate will tell us why that deficit is there, but we begin by saying that we have got $123 million budget deficit for next fiscal year, but the second year is a little larger, about $256 million budget deficit and put it in context. as past parents of this great city, we used to have hundreds and hundreds of more deficits that have to deal with when the economy was bad. now it's recovering. and i have to thank the public, the business groups, the non-profits and everybody that has been sacrificing to help us balance this budget. because it's their sacrifices that got us through these very hard years. so it sounds like 123 and 256 are not great numbers. they are still serious deficits, but i think we have a spirit, where the parents, the legislative body and the executive branch are working closely together to make that gap closer. we have that, and i want to say, the principles that are guiding me in setting this budget, i want a sound economic budget. i want the residents and visitors in this city to feel that they have a safe
and so the next two years, we have are facing a deficit and kate will tell us why that deficit is there, but we begin by saying that we have got $123 million budget deficit for next fiscal year, but the second year is a little larger, about $256 million budget deficit and put it in context. as past parents of this great city, we used to have hundreds and hundreds of more deficits that have to deal with when the economy was bad. now it's recovering. and i have to thank the public, the business...
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but we don't have an urgent deficit crisis. the only crisis we have is one that's manufactured in washington. it's ideological. >> we don't have an urgent deficit crisis. how many agree with that? two. 16.7 trillion dollars in debt. $90 trillionle in unfunded liabilities. guess who's going to pay it off? what do you think? >> i'm really disappointed in the president, especially on the issue of obama care. he said it would decrease costs and actually at uva this year, this week they said actually next year they will have to cut $7.3 million from the uva health insurance plan because of the increaseded costs that come with implement ing baobama care. i'm outraged that this thing the and congress promised would be beneficial to americans and help decrease health care costs are actually increasing t it. and the burden of the huge debt will be on our generation. >> adam, democrat, notre dame. how did you get to notre dame? >> i worked hard in high school. >> good for you. >> hard work, individual responsibility. don't re-eli on othe
but we don't have an urgent deficit crisis. the only crisis we have is one that's manufactured in washington. it's ideological. >> we don't have an urgent deficit crisis. how many agree with that? two. 16.7 trillion dollars in debt. $90 trillionle in unfunded liabilities. guess who's going to pay it off? what do you think? >> i'm really disappointed in the president, especially on the issue of obama care. he said it would decrease costs and actually at uva this year, this week they...
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i think there's a clear understanding that we have a big problem with debt and deficit, even though it has slightly improved. but people understand that it probably means a lot of higher tasks -- taxes in the future. a lot of big rules have been passed. many of them have not been written yet, and people wonder what it means, so they don't know how it's going to affect their businesses. so there's just a lot of uncertainty in the economy, a lot triggered by the government intervention. all done for good intentions for the most part. as for what we need to do, i actually think -- heidi says what the government can do, and monetary policy and fiscal policy. you're right about monetary policy, even though i guess there's some debate about the fact the fed could actually do better and more in targeting gdp. but fiscal policy is also made very weak in its ability to do anything. it's been tried, and it's been tried -- the obama administration has made a lot of promises about what they can bring and didn't deliver on these promises, and more importantly, even though believe in the ability of
i think there's a clear understanding that we have a big problem with debt and deficit, even though it has slightly improved. but people understand that it probably means a lot of higher tasks -- taxes in the future. a lot of big rules have been passed. many of them have not been written yet, and people wonder what it means, so they don't know how it's going to affect their businesses. so there's just a lot of uncertainty in the economy, a lot triggered by the government intervention. all done...